Desire Basements in the press

"Take off the kick plate first; it usually just pops off if you pull it."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements · quoted by Rae Ford, Martha Stewart

"A contractor may lowball the total amount with a contingency that says the number may increase when the electrical work actually begins."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements · quoted by Anna Baluch, Realtor.com

"The uninterrupted route makes bathrooms and bedrooms reachable with dignity and privacy, and pocket doors recover swing space for furniture or wider clearances."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"There is also something appealing about a room with exactly one job. Most bedrooms now moonlight as offices and gyms. To Gen Z, a cold room only has one function: sleep."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements · quoted by Anna Baluch, Realtor.com

"Measure what the structure gives you free, price what it withholds, and let the payback decide."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"Clients don't remember every selection they made. The signed photo list is what prevents that conversation."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"A project we completed in Richmond Hill, which had very low ceilings in a sunken area, called for 9 heat vents to be fully modified from the ceiling to achieve an additional foot of ceiling height. By the end, we managed to run all of the pipes on the side walls, and we saved that additional foot without fail."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"Spend on what is expensive to add later and cheap to add now, and skip everything else. Adaptability that lives in finishes is decoration. Adaptability that lives in the slab, the walls, and the services is real."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"The most important single warning is cracks that are wider than a hairline and that are running from floor to ceiling. I personally always recommend repairing any size cracks to avoid any and all surprises in the future."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"When you walk into a house with a tastefully selected hardwood, it just makes the place look that much brighter and more appealing."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"The door is what makes it a bantry instead of a bar. You can close it."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements · quoted eight times by Anna Baluch, Realtor.com

"If the materials have not been purchased or made, you have to make a small sacrifice and make it work for the clients. My reputation is everything to me."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"Across the 400+ basements our team has completed, this detail balances durability with accessibility for future servicing."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"Our rule for choosing between schedule, cost and fidelity to the concept is to protect the idea the client actually bought the project for."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"People remember being shown something far better than reading it in a binder weeks later."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"If the roof still has life left in it, insulation wins and it is not close."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements · quoted three times by Faith Wakefield, USA TODAY

"If materials aren't bought we will reschedule at no charge; if materials are already bought or cabinets are in production we ask to cover the actual return or restocking costs."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements

"That combination of clear choices and a concise written record keeps momentum, encourages quick decisions, and protects both the client and our margins."Kam Oveisy · Owner and Principal Designer, Desire Basements